Thursday , 2 July 2026

FC Cincinnati vs Philadelphia Union, MLS 2025 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2025
FC Cincinnati
0 – 1
Full Time
Philadelphia Union
Sat 30 Aug 2025 · 23:30 UTC TQL Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 21' Olwethu Makhanya
Dominik Marczuk 21' Y
Y 45' Jacob Glesnes
Y 51' Nathan Harriel
YR 60' Olwethu Makhanya
Y 85' Frankie Westfield
Kevin Denkey 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

FC Cincinnati vs Philadelphia Union — MLS at TQL Stadium.

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 14 33
2 Internacional CF Miami 15 31
3 Chicago Fire FC 14 26
4 New England Revolution 14 25
5 New York Red Bulls 15 22
6 Charlotte FC 15 21
7 FC Cincinnati 15 20
8 New York City FC 15 19
9 D.C. United SC 15 18
10 Columbus Crew SC 15 16
11 Toronto FC 14 14
12 Montreal Impact FC 14 14
13 Orlando City SC 15 14
14 Atlanta United FC 14 11
15 Philadelphia Union 15 7
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 14 32
17 San Jose Earthquakes 15 32
18 Real Salt Lake 14 26
19 FC Dallas 15 25
20 Los Angeles FC 15 24
21 Seattle Sounders FC 13 24
22 Houston Dynamo 14 22
23 Minnesota United FC 15 22
24 Los Angeles Galaxy 15 20
25 San Diego FC 15 17
26 Colorado Rapids SC 15 16
27 St. Louis City 14 16
28 Portland Timbers 14 14
29 Austin FC 15 14
30 Sporting Kansas City 14 11

Head-to-Head

4
3
8
FC Cincinnati 15 games · Avg 2.7 goals Philadelphia Union
Last 5 meetings
2025-08-30 FC Cincinnati 0–1 Philadelphia Union 2025-03-02 Philadelphia Union 4–1 FC Cincinnati 2024-10-19 Philadelphia Union 1–2 FC Cincinnati 2024-06-19 FC Cincinnati 4–3 Philadelphia Union 2023-09-16 Philadelphia Union 2–2 FC Cincinnati

Recent Form

FC Cincinnati
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
30 Aug Philadelphia Union H 0–1 L
23 Aug New York City FC H 0–1 L
17 Aug Portland Timbers A 3–2 W
10 Aug Charlotte FC H 0–1 L
26 Jul Internacional CF Miami A 0–0 D
20 Jul Real Salt Lake A 1–0 W
Philadelphia Union
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
30 Aug FC Cincinnati A 1–0 W
23 Aug Chicago Fire FC H 4–0 W
16 Aug New York Red Bulls A 0–1 L
09 Aug Toronto FC H 1–1 D
26 Jul Colorado Rapids SC H 3–1 W
20 Jul Houston Dynamo A 1–1 D

Season Stats

FC Cincinnati Philadelphia Union
#7 Position #15
20 Points 7
15 Played 15
5 / 5 / 5 W / D / L 1 / 4 / 10
36 Scored 18
37 Conceded 30
-1 GD -12
1.33 PPG 0.47
33% Win % 7%

Key Stats

47% Both Teams to Score
H2H (15 games)
47% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
27% Clean Sheets
FC Cincinnati this season
20% Clean Sheets
Philadelphia Union this season

FC Cincinnati are 7th (20 pts). Philadelphia Union are 15th (7 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

FC Cincinnati
0-15
1/1
16-30
2/5
31-45
7/3
46-60
3/4
61-75
2/1
76+
8/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Philadelphia Union
0-15
2/3
16-30
1/4
31-45
2/2
46-60
2/1
61-75
2/1
76+
2/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' FC Cincinnati have kicked off against Philadelphia Union. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' The travelling Philadelphia Union supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 10' FC Cincinnati are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Philadelphia Union backline.
  • 15' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 20' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 21' Poor challenge from Olwethu Makhanya. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 26' With 0 assists to his name this season, Indiana Vassilev is clearly more than just a goal scorer for FC Cincinnati.
  • 31' Matt Miazga is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for FC Cincinnati so far.
  • 36' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 41' The energy levels are beginning to show. Bradley Carnell might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 45' Jacob Glesnes is having his name booked by the referee on 45.
  • 49' Against the run of play, Bruno Damiani has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 51' Nathan Harriel has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 51.
  • 56' It is a cagey affair so far. FC Cincinnati in their trying to find a way past Philadelphia Union's compact .
  • 60' That is a card for Philadelphia Union. Olwethu Makhanya will be fuming at that decision.
  • 63' Another substitution for Philadelphia Union to replace Quinn Sullivan by Frankie Westfield on 63 minute.
  • 64' A change in the FC Cincinnati ranks — Dominik Marczuk exits the field as Luca Orellano enters on 64.
  • 65' FC Cincinnati ring the changes. Brian Anunga has done his job and it is now time for Gerardo Valenzuela to step up.
  • 70' USA international Frankie Westfield has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 74' It is a substitution in Philadelphia Union team. Bruno Damiani is replaced by Mikkel Uhre on 74 minute.
  • 79' FC Cincinnati is showing some good football. However, FC Cincinnati are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 84' Time for substitution for Philadelphia Union. Milan Iloski is replaced by Jeremy Rafanello.
  • 85' Frankie Westfield picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 89' The FC Cincinnati manager makes a substitution. Lukas Engel departs to be replaced by Kei Kamara.
  • 90' Kevin Denkey catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 90.
  • With this win, Philadelphia Union is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

FC Cincinnati Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pat Noonan

Philadelphia Union Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Bradley Carnell

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Tai Baribo 5
Brandon Vazquez 4
Luciano Acosta 3
Paxten Aaronson 3
Alejandro Bedoya 2
Bruno Damiani 2
Brenner da Silva 1
Evander 1

Head to Head

2025-08-30 FC Cincinnati 0–1 Philadelphia Union 2025-03-02 Philadelphia Union 4–1 FC Cincinnati 2024-10-19 Philadelphia Union 1–2 FC Cincinnati 2024-06-19 FC Cincinnati 4–3 Philadelphia Union 2023-09-16 Philadelphia Union 2–2 FC Cincinnati

FC Cincinnati Form

2025-08-30 FC Cincinnati 0–1 Philadelphia Union L 2025-08-23 FC Cincinnati 0–1 New York City FC L 2025-08-17 Portland Timbers 2–3 FC Cincinnati W 2025-08-10 FC Cincinnati 0–1 Charlotte FC L 2025-07-26 Internacional CF Miami 0–0 FC Cincinnati D 2025-07-20 Real Salt Lake 0–1 FC Cincinnati W

Philadelphia Union Form

2025-08-30 FC Cincinnati 0–1 Philadelphia Union W 2025-08-23 Philadelphia Union 4–0 Chicago Fire FC W 2025-08-16 New York Red Bulls 1–0 Philadelphia Union L 2025-08-09 Philadelphia Union 1–1 Toronto FC D 2025-07-26 Philadelphia Union 3–1 Colorado Rapids SC W 2025-07-20 Houston Dynamo 1–1 Philadelphia Union D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
2.12 FC Cincinnati xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.57 Philadelphia Union xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 70% + Both teams to score 69%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
FC Cincinnati45% Draw25% Philadelphia Union30%
Actual: Philadelphia Union win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes69% 0% No31%
Avg goals/match: 3.69
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 88%
12%
± 2.5 70%
30%
± 3.5 50%
50%
± 4.5 31%
69%

Double Chance

FC Cincinnati or Draw
70%
Draw or Philadelphia Union
55%
FC Cincinnati or Philadelphia Union
75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
FC Cincinnati37% Draw39% Philadelphia Union24%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
9.2%
2 – 1
8.5%
2 – 2
6.6%
1 – 2
6.3%
3 – 1
6%
2 – 0
5.7%
1 – 0
4.8%
3 – 2
4.7%
3 – 0
3.9%
0 – 0
3.8%
2 – 3
3.5%
0 – 1
Actual

Asian Handicap — FC Cincinnati

Handicap FC Cincinnati covers Push Philadelphia Union covers
-2.5 15% — 85%
-2 15% 15% 70%
-1.5 30% — 70%
-1 30% 20% 51%
-0.5 49% — 51%
+0.5 72% — 28%
+1 72% 14% 13%
+1.5 87% — 13%
+2 87% 8% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

FC Cincinnati keeps clean sheet
22% ✓
Philadelphia Union keeps clean sheet
13% ✗

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.